One Four Challenge – Nov Wk 3

Well, here goes for another week of this challenge started by Robyn over at her blog, Captivate Me. It’s all about processing one image, in four different ways over 4 weeks.

For week 3 on this image, I had no idea where I was going, except that I would play around with a vignette at some point. First I had a go at a few filters, don’t ask me what, I really didn’t make any notes! I do know that one involved a dual tone blue and brown, and you could rotate the filter to get bit to affect different parts of the image – this had the effect of bringing out subtle shades in the distant greenery. I lightened the centre part of the image, and topped it off by applying a vignette. Not my best, but I’m short on time so this will have to do!

Beyond – Week 3

See more over at Robyn’s blog following the links earlier in this post.

I’m not entirely convinced about the use of a vignette. I apply one, then remove it, then apply and soften etc. etc. but I think it only really works well on an image that already has a darker outline. Here it works well, focusing the eye on the ruin. I’m also glad to learn that I am not the only one who cannot remember what they did to achieve an affect!

My apologies for my ‘no-reply’ up until now Sue.
I DID comment and WP sent it out into the eather… issues 😉
Well I love it. Think you did a great job at making the centre of the opening the focus.
I like the darker edges and the lighter more colourful centre. It works! 🙂

“This’ll have to do”? Never say that. I prefer the work you’ve done on this version best of all but when you diminish your efforts with that phrase, I have to question my own taste. And I have enough insecurities without having questioning my own taste, too! I love the saturation and the vignette you added really draws the eye into the photo! Excellent! As for my opinion, this’ll have to do!

This phase is very romantic … would be a great illustration to a gothic sort of poem/story as well … going back and looking at the other two just now, I have to say that this one is the best of the three … I like how the colors are more intense, warmer.